Gate-hinge.



PATENTED APR. 7, 1908.

0. A. JOHNSON. I GATE HINGE. AYPLIUATION FILED AUG. 20, 1907.

OHARLEY A. JOHNSON, OF NOEL, MISSOURI.

GATE-HINGE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 7, 1908.

Application filed. August 20, 1907. Serial No. 389,383.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OHARLEY A. Johnson, a citizen of the United States,residing at Noel, in the county of McDonald and State of Missouri, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Gate-Hinges; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in self closingswinging gates, and comprises means whereby the same is allowed to swingin either direction and, by the peculiar construction of the hingeconnection between the gate and post is caused to close automatically.

The invention comprises various details of construction and combinationsand arrange ments of parts which will be hereinafter fully described andthen specifically defined in the appended claims.

I illustrate my invention in the acconi panying drawings, in which2-Figure 1 is a perspective view showing my gate open. Fig. 2 is a crosssectional view through the post and hinged end of the same, showin thepeculiar hinged connection between flie lower portion of the gate andpost, and Fig. 3 is an elevation of the hinged con.- nection.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, Adesignates a post and B a gate having an end post B.

C designates a hook fastened to the post and D is a bolt having an eye Dwhich engages over said hook, which forms a hinge for the upper portionof the gate. Said bolt passes through the angled plates G, and Gdesignates a bur or nut mounted upon said bolt whereby the eye of thebolt may be let out or drawn near the hinged end of the gate.

E designates a bar forming a portion of the lower hinge of the gate,said bar having eyes E at its end, in one of which the angled end F ofthe rod F is pivoted, said angled ends being held in place by means of anut F mounted on the threaded end thereof. The other end of the rod F isangled and is pivotally connected to an eye N formed at one end of thebar N and a nut O is mounted upon the threaded angled end which passesthrough said eye N. Said bar N is held to the rear edges of the gateposts B by means of a bolt Q and has a second eye J for the reception ofan angled end R of the rod R, which end B is threaded and has a nut Sfitted thereto. The other end of the rod R is also angled as at R andpasses through an eye E upon the bar E and is held in place bya nut Tmounted upon its threaded end. M

In operation, it will be noted that the ate is allowed to swing ineither direction an in swinging, the forward end of the gate is tiltedup and the whole gate when swung open is disposed in an inclined planeand, belng so mounted, the gate will swing closed by gravity assuming anupright or vertical position.

What I claim to be new is A gate hinge comprising, in combination with astationary post, a hinged plate fastened thereto and projecting beyondthe opposite edges of the gate, the ends of said plate turned in eyes, agate, a hinged plate-fixed thereto of shorter length than the plate uponsaid post, rods having right angled ends, each rod engaging an eye inthe plate upon the post, and the other upon said gate, nuts upon theangled ends of said rods, the angled ends of one rod projecting in theopposlte direction from the angled ends of the other rod, said rodsbeing so arranged that the hinged plate, upon the rear of the gate willbe in alinement with the side face of the post, when the gate is open,as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

CHARLEY A. JOHNSON.

WVitnesses:

GEORGE A. THOMPSON, N. GARVIN.

